Galatas Surname

348,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,049 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Greece

Galatas Surname User-submission:

The meaning of the Galatas surname is 'milk man' and Galatea means 'sea foam'.

The original surname of Galatas is Galatea and was changed/modified to Galatas because, at the time, the skim off of fresh milk looked like the sea foam on the banks of the Mediterranean Sea.

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Galatas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5031:720,59456,697
Greece4061:27,2904,148
Spain801:584,40027,603
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

The alternate forms: Gálatas (1) are calculated separately.

Galatas (26) may also be a first name.

Galatas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of the Galatas surname is 'milk man' and Galatea means 'sea foam'.

The original surname of Galatas is Galatea and was changed/modified to Galatas because, at the time, the skim off of fresh milk looked like the sea foam on the banks of the Mediterranean Sea.

Galatea was also the name of the Greek goddess of calm seas.

- shyagala

Galatas Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Galatas Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Galatas is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Gálatas. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galatas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Galatas is the 348,286th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,947,136 people. The last name Galatas is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Galatas are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 26 people.

Galatas is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 503 people, or 1 in 720,594. In The United States Galatas is most frequent in: Louisiana, where 49 percent reside, Mississippi, where 5 percent reside and Georgia, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 39 percent reside and Spain, where 8 percent reside.

Galatas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Galatas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Galatas last name grew 1,397 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Galatas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Galatas last name are 33.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 79.86% registered with the political party.

The amount Galatas earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 1.21% more than the national average, earning $43,669 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.2% less than the national average, earning $29,216 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gálatas951/
Gallatas933/
Galastas931/
Alatas928,136/
Galata925,205/
Alattas8613,632/
Ngalata86207/
Galeata86166/
Galatos86113/
Alathas86107/
Allatas8681/
Galatea8643/
Galiata8628/
Galyata8626/
Halatas8621/
Galetas8619/
Alatash8613/
Galataa8612/
Aliatas8610/
Galatta869/
Ghalata869/
Gallata866/
Galatai864/
Gelatas863/
Kgalata862/
Golatas861/
Alaatas861/
Alaitas861/
Galasta861/
Galaata861/
Galgata861/
Alhatas861/
Aslatas861/
Alatass861/
Galatha860/
Galateau80273/
Galataud80185/
Galhetas8082/
Galletas8018/
Alaattas8014/
Galiatai808/
Galgatta807/
Kgallata806/
Galiotas805/
Gahlauta801/
Gallatos801/
Allathas801/
Alhathas801/
Alhattas801/
Galathea801/
Ghelatas801/
Alataish801/
Aalattas801/
Galiatau801/
Kgalatha801/
Alattass801/
Al'attas801/
Aliaytas801/
Ghalasta801/
Alataş777,264/
Galota77795/
Golata77174/
Galato77120/
Galatà7748/
Alatos7715/
Galatá775/
Galliotas7522/
Gahalauta755/
Ghallatah754/
Galaithay751/
Gallateau751/
Ghalathay751/
Galateaux750/
Gallato71727/
Galotta71615/
Galatto71129/
Ngalota7175/
Gollata7154/
Galhato7143/
Galotos7140/
Galatou7139/
Golyata7135/
Gelotas7135/
Gallota7133/
Galyota7132/
Goliata7127/
Galiato7119/
Golgata7115/
Galhota7113/
Galiota7111/
Gelatos719/
Galauto716/
Galosta714/
Ghalota714/
Galetos714/
Galatoo714/
Gholata713/
Golatai712/
Gahlota712/
Galgota712/
Galatey711/
Galasto711/
Galatop711/
Galyato711/
Golatay711/
Galatei711/
Ngolata711/
Halaitahas711/
Golatta711/
Galgato711/
Galotay711/
Galouta711/
Alastaz711/
Aliatos711/
Ajlataz711/
Gallotta672,156/
Galiotta67279/
Galiotos67215/
Gouletas67202/
Gagliato6756/
Ngalatou6727/
Goliatha6717/
Algattas6715/
Galletos6714/
Gahalota678/
Galiatto678/
Gallasto677/
Ghalatei673/
Galheita673/
Ghalatod672/
Gagliota672/
Gallaito671/
Gallatoo671/
Gouliata671/
Alioztas671/
Aloutass671/
Alatatch671/
Gallatto671/
Kgalouta671/
Ngoulata671/
Golaitad671/
Ghalouta671/
Galastou671/
Galathoy671/
Galleita671/
Galliota671/
Gatlatou671/
Alatoosh671/
Ghalatho671/
Galhatto671/

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